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Indecent Exposure 10: Inane exclusivity
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I bought a 40D body just prior to going on a two-week trip to Europe, well equipped with extra batteries and memory cards. On the second day of the trip, after taking shots all day, my new camera gave me an error message about cleaning the lens contacts. I did this with a cotton swab on both the camera and lenses I was using. I would get a trial shot and then error message. This was extremely disappointing, frustrating, and just about killed my enthusiasm for this trip.
I visited several camera shops along the way and none of them had a suggestion. I tried lenses in their shops to no avail. Upon returning home, I called Canon (yeah, I know I should have done it on the trip) and the techie told me to clean the contacts with a pencil eraser. Much to my surprise and disappointment, it worked. Too bad none of the camera shop personnel knew of this tip. So I've added an eraser to my camera bag.
-- Tom
Senior Editor Lori Grunin has been covering digital imaging for two decades, but her memory's kind of sketchy on the details. You can hear about it every week on Indecent Exposure, the podcast she co-hosts with Matt Fitzgerald.
Lori Grunin has been an avid photographer for almost 30 years, and spent the past 15 attempting to master every aspect of technology.
Matt Fitzgerald has been involved with digital camera technology and the photo industry for more than 15 years. Matthew's background includes work as a professional photographer, a technical representative, and a repair technician.
I was listening to your podcast in the car and heard your recommendation for the cameraporn website. Later when I tried it, I found a porn site. Ouch! I went back and listened again to make sure I had the correct name. and yes that is the address you gave when talking about the d700 at around 52 seconds into the podcast.
Not good. So I thought I would post a comment here so others don't make the same mistake.
Thanks,
Thom